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Authors: Allan F. Simpao, M.D., M.B.I. et al Anesthesiology 9 2020, Vol.133, 523-533. Background: Children are required to fast before elective general anesthesia. This study hypothesized that prolonged fasting causes volume depletion that manifests as low blood pressure. This study aimed to assess the association between fluid fasting duration and postinduction low blood pressure.Methods: A retrospective cohort […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Atrial fibrillation (AFib) rates increased significantly from 2006 to 2018, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. The change was especially evident in patients 85 years old and older. The study’s authors noted that “the community and clinical burdens of AFib” have been on the rise in […]
Read MoreBY STEVEN REINBERG HealthDay News It’s perfectly safe to breastfeed after a mom receives anesthesia, new British medical guidelines say. And she can start as soon as she’s alert and able to do so, according to just-published guidelines from the U.K. Association of Anaesthetists. “The guidelines say there is no need to discard any breast […]
Read Moreby Association of Basic Medical Sciences of FBIH All patients are vulnerable during the immediate post-anesthetic recovery period. The occurrence of functional neurological symptom disorder (FNSD) is a rare manifestation during this period. FNSD includes neurological symptoms that are not consistently explained by neurological or medical conditions. This diagnosis should be considered after excluding life-threatening causes and when […]
Read MoreBY JUSTINE COLEMAN The Hill Most states will face a shortage of intensive care unit (ICU) doctors as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit the U.S., according to research released this week. Researchers from The George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health determined that 26 states risk not having enough ICU doctors to treat patients, […]
Read MoreNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence A number of commonly used drug treatments for chronic primary pain have little or no evidence that they work and shouldn’t be prescribed, NICE has said in its draft clinical guideline published on the assessment and management of chronic pain in over 16s. Instead, the draft guideline, which […]
Read MoreAuthor: ERIN DIGITALE Stanford Medicine Data collected in May shows that teenagers and young adults who vape face a much higher risk of COVID-19 than their peers who do not vape, Stanford researchers found. Teenagers and young adults who vape face a much higher risk of COVID-19 than their peers who do not vape, a […]
Read MoreAuthors: Tryphonopoulos, Peter MD, FRCPC; McFaul, Colleen MD, FRCPC; Gagne, Sylvain MD, FRCPC; Moffett, Stephane MD, FRCPC; Byford, Larry MD, FRCPC; Thompson, Calvin MD, FRCPC Anesthesia & Analgesia: August 2020 – Volume 131 – Issue 2 – p e90-e91 To the Editor The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlights the risk of aerosol-generating medical procedures (AGMPs) […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Walter Cardiovascular Business News Statin use provides significant value for COVID-19 patients, according to new findings published in the American Journal of Cardiology. The study’s authors noted that “two opposing views” exist regarding statin use and COVID-19. One view is that the drugs could make the patient’s prognosis work, as they have done with […]
Read MoreBY CHRISTOPHER CHENEY HealthLeaders Combining the World Health Organization’s operating room checklist with a preoperative and postoperative checklist benefits patients, research indicates. KEY TAKEAWAYS Patient safety remains a significant concern two decades after the publication of the landmark report To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System. Combining the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist with […]
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